| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 18, 1966 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Pitt Stadium Attendance: 35473 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 76 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 13 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Hilton 32 pass from Ron Smith (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 42 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Jefferson 84 pass from Ron Smith (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 66 | LOG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 72 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 31 | HB | Amos Marsh |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 67 | MLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Thompson |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Gary Ballman |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 79 | LOG | Larry Gagner |
| 73 | C | Ray Mansfield |
| 68 | ROG | Mike Magac |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 82 | TE | John Hilton |
| 14 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 23 | HB | Jim Butler |
| 87 | FL | Roy Jefferson |
| 30 | FB | Willie Asbury |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 64 | LDT | Chuck Hinton |
| 74 | RDT | Riley Gunnels |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 53 | LLB | John Campbell |
| 50 | MLB | Bill Saul |
| 34 | RLB | Andy Russell |
| 44 | LCB | Willie Daniel |
| 28 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 70 | 2 | 1 | |
| PIT | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Amos Marsh | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Don Looney | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 69 | 3.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Willie Asbury | 23 | 57 | 2.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 113 | 3.4 | 21 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 3 | 111 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 24.2 |
| Karl Sweetan | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 3 | 114 | 4.8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 20.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ron Smith | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 188 | 9.9 | 84t | 2 | 3 | 31 | 104.7 |
| Bill Nelsen | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 194 | 8.4 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 95.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Don Looney | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Kramer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Hilton | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Roy Jefferson | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 84t | 1 |
| Gary Ballman | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Asbury | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 194 | 14.9 | 84t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Wayne Rasmussen | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jim Bradshaw | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Clendon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 236 | 47.2 | 54 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Lambert | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 349 | 43.6 | 61 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Johnnie Robinson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Jim Todd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 67 | 11.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jim Bradshaw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Joe Don Looney | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Johnnie Robinson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Gary Ballman | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |